Versatile Data Kit Reviews

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Versatile Data Kit mentions (10)

• If dbt is the "T" part of an "ELT", what do you use for "EL"?

  I work at VMware and we use one tool for the whole ELT, it was made internally as there was no good alternative at the time and now we opensourced it, here it is: https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit. Source: over 1 year ago

• Dear, pipeline builders! Which step in your role is the most time consuming?

  "suggestions on how to reduce the time spent on initially generating and adjusting the code" is using some tools that automate ELT. Here's one open-source tool I'm working on with my team: https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit. Source: over 1 year ago

• ETL question (noob)

  Have you heard about versatile data kit (https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit)? I think it meets your needs perfectly:. Source: over 1 year ago

• DE Open Source

  Versatile Data Kit is a framework to bBuild, run and manage your data pipelines with Python or SQL on any cloud https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit Here's a list of good first issues: https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22 Join our slack channel to connect with our team: https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C033PSLKCPR. Source: over 1 year ago

• How much python is enough for a beginner?

  There are some DE tools now that provide automation, so you don't need to have advanced Python to build your pipelines, like this one here: https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit. Source: over 1 year ago

Looker mentions (14)

• edit home page to add folder section

  Then in the "foldername" you can have 5 folders, each one for each of the groups. This means that when group1 enters looker.com, his default page will be the "foldername", which contains group1folder (he cannot see the rest of the folders if you have set the permissions correctly for each folder). Source: over 1 year ago

• Stars, tables, and activities: How do we model the real world?

  Even if you want to make Wide Tables, combining fact and dimensions is often the easiest way to create them, so why not make them available? Looker, for example, is well suited to dimensional models because it takes care of the joins that can make Kimball warehouses hard to navigate for business users. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• dbt for Data Quality Testing & Alerting at FINN

  We take daily snapshots of test results, aggregate them, and send Looker dashboards to the appropriate teams. - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago

• I'm a dev ID 10 T please help me

  Dashboard: I like to use Datastudio because it's easy (just like using google sheets), but you can also try out Looker. Source: over 2 years ago

• The Data Stack Journey: Lessons from Architecting Stacks at Heroku and Mattermost

  For Growth and larger, I would recommend Looker. The only reason I wouldn't recommend it for the smaller company stages is that the cost is much higher than alternatives such as Metabase. With Looker, you define your data model in LookML, which Looker then uses to provide a drag-and-drop interface for end-users that enables them to build their own visualizations without needing to write SQL. This lets your... - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago